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APPLICATION FILED 11193.24, 1909.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

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MARTNSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application tiled April 2s, 1909.

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lle it known that we. HERMAN C. tiene ma: and FRANK E. vil/'insermcitizens ot the linited Statey residing ai, liiartinsburg. in thecountyr ot Berkeley and wtate ott ifcst Virginia, have invented new anduseful liin-- provements in Combs, et' which the following is aspecification.

',the invention relates to an improved comb, designed particularly foruse `with vacuum or drying apllaratus, in the use ot which comi) thehair may be nuire etl'ectivcly and quickly dried atter treaiingA and thescalp more readily cleaned.

lhe main object ot' the present invention is the provision ot a comb,which in addition to its usual function is so mounted that a continualsuction is created by the. vacuum apparatus around the teeth with theeffect to readily absorb the moisture in the hair and also to removeparticles ot dandrutf or the like during operation.

rl`he invention will be described in the following' specification,reference being` had particularly to the accompanying drawings, in whichv Figure l is a view in elevation, partly in longitudinal stetion,showing: the preferred form oft" comb. Fig. 2 is a section on line Q-Qo't Fig. t. Fit. 3 is a` view similar to Fin'. l. .showing a slightl)Ymodified form.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings. our improved comi:in its pret'erred embodiment comprises n tube-like nu-mber l` therespective end sections of which are arranged in relatively .offsetplanes to provide what will be hereinafter termed a comb section 2 and ahandle scction S. '.lhc tube or hody member l Vis open tlnoug'houtV itsentire length7 being' adapted to bc closed at the forward or Vtree endot' the eomh section through the medium ot' a cap Lt arranged forthreaded or frictional connection with the section. ln rear ot' thet'orward cud ol' the comb section 2 the body is preferably ot' slightlyoval yshane-r as shown in Fig. L), the relatively lower edge ol' saidoval portion heine Jf'ornied with a l l l l i i l l l l l l l i l i l llongitudinally extending slot "he slotextends ythrtmghont the length ofthe comb sectien7 opening through the forward edge, and terminating atthe rear end in an abrupt wall 6. A eoinh inchulinp,l the usual hack andteeth 8, is designed to he inserted in the comb section, the width ofsaid comb being such as to tit .in the slot The major axis of the combengaging portion the comb section is greater than the height et the combhach; so that, when the Semin is disposed. therein the upper end of theteeth, or more properly theI juncture between the teeth and back .iswithin the hedy, so that the interior of the body l is in opencomnninication with the atmosnhere through those. portions o1 the slet obetween the teeth of the comb. The handle section 3 of the body l isprovided with n. handle 9 for convenience in the operation et thedevice, and the rear or free end of the handle section is preferablyformed to permit the connection thereto of a flexible or other tube 10leadingr from a vacuum treating apparatus.

In Fig. 3 we have shown a structure .identical with that previouslydescribed except that the body l has both the comb and handle sectionsarranged in the same plane.

In use with the vacuum apparatus in operation the comb is used in theordinary manner, the teeth operating to separate the strands of hair andpermit the suction to take up the moisture in an expeditious manner. Theeffect is to be distinguished from drying apparatus adapted to be passedover the hair to take up the moisture, in that by the use of the combthe fixed strands of hair are separated and 'the drying` operation ismuch vmore quickly and effectively performed. `While designed primarilyfor. use with the vacuum apparatus` it is, of course equally effectivewith'a scalp or hair treating apparatus in which heat or medicated an'is forced onto the hair, as the effect of` the comb insures a completesearching of such medicated air so as to render the same more effective.

By removal of the cap 4 the comb proper in use may be readily removedand combs closing,t the end of the body and preventing of various sizesand for different purposes displacement of the comb proper.

as readily inserted. In testimony whereof We alibi our Signai Thstructure,' aside from the details Ioted tures in presence of twowitnesses. 5 may e varied or ornamented as desire y T Having thusdescribed the invention What ER is claimed es new, is:-- u l A combincluding a. hollow body formed Witnesses: with a. comb receiving slot,a. comb proper WALTER W. TROUT, -10 removably mounted in the slot, and a.cap M. FREDA GROVE.

